(01-14-2018, 06:14 PM)StroudCrowd1 Wrote: IMO, very simple. Thrive with run game, eat clock, keep Tom next to his space heater. Take chances, but be smart about them. Let's not forget that their defense isn't that great BUT their coach is. He is going to try to take away what we do best on offense, so we need to be creative.

As far as defense goes, if you pressure Tom up the middle, he is a different quarterback. I watched what Brady did to the tacks yesterday, and while we aren't the tacks, Ben threw for a ton on us today. I am looking forward to this matchup and think we have a legit shot at beating them. I hope the coaches go back and focus on how Miami beat them near the end of the season.

Easier said than done. That's what every team has tried to do for the last 17 years. Very few succeed. Pittsburgh put up 42 points today and the Patriots' offense is more potent. NE's D is also better than Buffalo's, (and Pitt's) which held the Jags to 10 points. Jags will have to play mistake free all game.

If the Jags play zone, this game will be over very quickly. They need to play man and jam the small NE receivers at the line. The only way to stop Gronk is to double team him. That leaves someone open. 

Without going back to read your entire post again (so I apologize if you've already mentioned these). How healthy will Fournette be? Which Bortles will show up? What will the temperature be? This is NE after all. Trip Tomlin insists that the Patriots have a secret machine that controls the weather...

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